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"The most elegant of all art critic cowboys" --Spike Art Magazine Color beams at us from the everyday, but within each of the ten million shades are hidden our best and worst stories. Colors is a lyrical field guide to the richly textured and depthless stories of color. This exuberant, sometimes haunting collection of histories, poetry, criticism, fictions, memoir, and myths examines with heartbreaking beauty the individual shades that make up a rainbow. With tough and tender grace, Berardini takes us on a passionate and compelling journey into the deepest soul and brightest edges of this fundamental subject with extraordinary poetry vision.
THE PERCEPTION, UNDERSTANDING, AND USES OF COLOR—EXPANDED AND REFRESHED Understanding Color is an essential resource for those needing to become proficient in color for business applications. The peerless treatment of this critical subject is beautifully illustrated with real-world examples. Designers have turned to this guide for nearly a generation for its authoritative and accessible instruction. The knowledge contained in this book sets you apart from other designers by enabling you to: Contribute more effectively to discussions on color harmony, complete with a vocabulary that enables in-depth understanding of hue, value, and saturation Apply the most-up-to-date information on digital color to your projects Address issues involved when colors must be translated from one medium to another Troubleshoot and overcome today's most common challenges of working with color Full-color images showcase real design examples and a companion website features a digital workbook for reinforcing color concepts. From theory and practical implementation to the business and marketing aspects, Understanding Color helps you gain a deep and discriminating awareness of color.
The intent of this book is to offer for primary school teachers a clear and condensed explanation of the Bradley System of Color Instruction. This system relies on Maxwell rotating color disks to determine and define pigmentary standards.
Combines van Gogh's paintings with his own words, describing each work of art and introducing young readers to the concept of color.
Introduces the basic colors of the rainbow through everyday objects, including a toy train with different-colored cars.
Learn the names of the colors with Mexican folk art.
Uses the scientific basics of matter, energy, and eye structure to discuss the colors of the natural world; the mechanics of color vision; color technology like ceramics and television; the uses of color for camouflage, signalling, symbolism, and conveying mood in art and language; refraction; rainbows; chlorophyll; color blindness; and more.
This fully realized colour catalogue includes elegant contemporary illustrations of every animal, plant or mineral cited in Syme's edition of “Werner's nomenclature of colours”
Starting with a strong foundation in color theory and principles, Mixed Media Color Workshop shows you how to effortlessly create beautiful mixed-media art and make more effective and satisfying decisions each time you create, resulting in artwork you’ll love.